by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 2, 2011
Honda is recalling 304,000 vehicles worldwide – most in the U.S. – due to a problem with overactive airbags linked to several deaths and a number of injuries. The move is the latest to deal with a problem that first forced the maker to act in 2008 and again in each of...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 2, 2011
In keeping with Tokyo Motor Show tradition, Nissan has, over the years, introduced an assortment of odd and unusual concept vehicles. Yet, it has also had a history of putting some of the more promising ones into production, including a series of so-called “Pike...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 2, 2011
Barely 18 months after heading to China as the new marketing chief for General Motors’ huge International Operations, Susan Docherty is again on the move, this time getting her ticket for Germany where she will take over as the new president and managing director of...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 2, 2011
It’s often compared to a trip to the dentist – but a new study says American motorists are far more comfortable than you used to be with the car buying process. In fact, satisfaction with the new-vehicle sales process has improved notably from 2010, according to the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 1, 2011
General Motors will buy back a Chevrolet Volt from any owner worried about recent reports of fires following federal crash tests of the plug-in hybrid vehicle. Nonetheless, demand for the Volt rose again during November, reaching 1,139 for the month and handily...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 1, 2011
In the best showing in months , sales of new cars, trucks and crossovers climbed to an annualized rate of 13.5 million during November as virtually all the domestic, Asian and European brands posted double-digit sales increases . In fact, several makers – including...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 1, 2011
Countering concerns that strong sales might lose their momentum heading into the winter, demand for cars, trucks and crossovers remained unexpectedly strong in November – offering a nudge to the struggling U.S. economy – especially with signs that the auto industry...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 1, 2011
There’s an old adage that when the economy catches a cold the auto industry comes down with pneumonia, as was apparent when Detroit’s makers struggled for survival in 2009, two of the Big Three plunging into bankruptcy. But with the overall economy now struggling to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 1, 2011
Toyota seems to be taking to heart the mandate laid down by CEO Akio Toyoda that it start pumping some passion into its products. The Japanese giant had barely finished up the Tokyo Motor Show introduction of its new 86 sports car before its youth-oriented Scion...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 1, 2011
While it’s understandable that most visitors to the Subaru stand at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show might focus their attention on the long-awaited BRZ sports car they’d certainly be making a mistake. The little Japanese maker is making plenty of other big news –...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 1, 2011
A battery car without the battery? Electric propulsion is the hot technology in the auto industry these days and might have a serious chance of transforming the cars we drive were it not for a serious problem: the high cost and other limitations of even the most...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 1, 2011
It just might be the perfect car for the videogame generation – though the Honda AC-X concept should also appeal to those who don’t like driving at all. Short for Advanced Cruiser Experience, the concept on the Honda stand at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show is subtly...
